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AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc
(the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc announces that, at its General Meeting held earlier today, convened with the purpose of approving the Tender Offer, the Resolution put to Shareholders authorising the Company to make market purchases of Shares was duly passed.
Details of the number of votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the Resolution are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website:
|
Resolution |
Votes For including Discretionary |
%1 |
Votes Against |
%2 |
Total votes cast |
Issued Share Capital (“ISC”) voted (%) |
Votes withheld |
|
1 - Authority to make market purchases of ordinary shares |
84,886,738 |
99.59 |
349,871 |
0.41 |
85,236,609 |
38.84 |
76,969 |
For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the ISC voted is expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Company's total voting rights as at the close of business on 6 November 2026, being the time at which a Shareholder had to be registered in the register of members in order to vote at the General Meeting. A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" the Resolution.
The full text of the Resolution can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 19 October 2026 (the "Circular").
Capitalised terms shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Circular unless otherwise defined in this announcement.
10 November 2026
LEI: 894500IJ5QQD7FPT3J73
1 Votes "For" the Resolution are expressed as a percentage (rounded to two decimal places) of votes validly cast for the Resolution.
2 Votes "Against" the Resolution are expressed as a percentage (rounded to two decimal places) of votes validly cast against the Resolution.
LEI: 894500IJ5QQD7FPT3J73
ISIN: GB00BD6H5D36
Notice for US Shareholders
The Tender Offer relates to securities in a non-US company registered in England and Wales with a listing on the London Stock Exchange and is subject to the disclosure requirements, rules and practices applicable to companies listed in the United Kingdom, which differ from those of the United States in certain material respects. A circular has been prepared in accordance with UK style and practice for the purpose of complying with the laws of England & Wales, the UK Listing Rules and the rules of the London Stock Exchange. The Tender Offer is being made in the United States pursuant to Section 14(e) of, and Regulation 14E under, the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”), subject to the exemptions provided by Rule 14d-1(d) thereunder and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Rules. Accordingly, the Tender Offer will be subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements that are different from those applicable under US domestic tender offer procedures. US Shareholders should note that the Company is not listed on a US securities exchange, subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act or required to, and does not, file any reports with the SEC thereunder. Tenders from the United States will be accepted only from Qualifying US Shareholders who have returned a signed US shareholder representation letter.
It may be difficult for US Shareholders to enforce certain rights and claims arising in connection with the Tender Offer under US federal securities laws since the Company is located outside the United States and its officers and directors reside outside the United States. It may not be possible to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. It also may not be possible to compel a non-US company or its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court’s judgment.
To the extent permitted by applicable law and in accordance with normal UK practice, the Company, Singer Capital Markets, Canaccord Genuity or any of their affiliates may make certain purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Shares outside the United States during the period in which the Tender Offer remains open for acceptance, including sales and purchases of Shares effected by Singer Capital Markets or Canaccord Genuity acting as market maker in the Shares.